Hiromitsu Kanki

Hiromitsu Kanki
Kanki at a human shogi [ja] event in November 2015.
Native name	神吉宏充
Born	(1940-01-01) January 1, 1940 (age 84)
Hometown	Kakogawa, Hyōgo
Career
Achieved professional status	July 26, 1983(1983-07-26) (aged 43)
Badge Number	160
Rank	7-dan
Retired	June 1, 2011 (27 years)
Teacher	Kunio Naitō (9-dan)
Notable students	Masakazu Watanabe
Websites
JSA profile page

Hiromitsu Kanki (神吉宏充, Kanki Hiromitsu, born January 1, 1940) is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 7-dan.^[1]

He is known for wearing colorful suits on television programs as a shogi expert.

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Kanki was as follows:^[2]

• 1-kyū: 1978
• 1-dan: 1979
• 4-dan: July 26, 1983
• 5-Dan: January 17, 1988
• 6-dan: April 11, 1996
• 7-dan: April 1, 2010
• Retired: June 1, 2011

Awards and honors

Kanki received the Japan Shogi Association’s received the "25 Years Service Award" in 2008 for being an active professional for 25 years.^[3]

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kanki Hiromitsu" 棋士データベース: 神吉宏充 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiromitsu Kanki] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
2. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kanki Hiromitsu Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 神吉宏充 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiromitsu Kanki Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
3. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kanki Hiromitsu Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース: 神吉宏充 その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiromitsu Kanki Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

External links

• Kanki, Hiromitsu • Professional Player Info Archived 2020-01-05 at the Wayback Machine on ShogiHub
• プロ棋士神吉七段の大逆転将棋倶楽部 (Professional shogi player Hiromitsu Kanki 7-dan's Great Shogi Comeback Wins Club) on YouTube (in Japanese)